Re-cap of Charlotte Gluten Free Expo

Hello friends,

Here is my re-cap of my bakery’s adventure at the Charlotte Gluten Free Expo this past Saturday.

First upon rising around 6am on Saturday I enjoyed a savory, slightly sweet avocado pudding.

I made this pudding the night before so it was nice and thick in the morning I also topped my pudding off with some cacao nibs, one of my favorite things

I also made Gary (my helper for the day) a delicious chocolate smoothie

Smoothie was chocolate hemp milk, hemp protein powder, and a few dates. Simple and he loved it!

Gary and I loaded up the cars and headed to Johnston and Wales for the event.

Everyone getting all set-up before the doors open.

Here I am talking with some of the event staff. Everyone was so nice!

Here I am all ready to talk away with customers

There were a ton of samples and goodies It was so nice to be apart of this great event and be in the same room as some of the big timers. I hope my bakery will be there soon

Talking with another bakery owner. It was great to speak with so many vendors, to hear their stories and how gluten free is on the rise! It is so great to see gluten free getting more and more recognition and notice! I am so happy to be apart of it

Finally the doors opened and the crowd came rushing in. I meet so many great local Charlotte people who were exciting to have this event in their hometown and excited  that they could eat anything there and not get sick! Gary and I did not get a chance to take pictures while the crowd was around, too busy restocking samples and talking with people!

Lunch break. I brought me a green smoothie to drink! It was amazing. I was so thirsty from talking to everyone.

My helper was getting tired. Gary is not used to standing on his feet for so many hours He did great though!

The gluten free event was great!! I really enjoyed myself and had a great time. Everyone I met was so nice and helpful. I have a lot of business decisions to make so the next few days and weeks are going to be tough.

Thanks to everyone who helped put together this amazing event. I hear next year’s will be even bigger. And thanks to everyone in the Charlotte area who came out to see all of us and try our products. It great meeting you all and I look forward to seeing you all again!

Now I am still in Charlotte and plan to be here till Thursday. I am excited to hang out in Charlotte for awhile and get to really see the city. Though I do have a lot of business computer work that has to be done. Yesterday I did have some time to meet-up with the lovely Caitlin. She took me to a local Mexican restaurant where we enjoyed some afternoon cocktails.

Blood Orange Margarita

Delicious. My dad would have loved this drink.

I had a great time talking with Caitlin and she mentioned there are many great local Charlotte bloggers. I can not wait to meet everyone else. Since I am going to be spending more time here in Charlotte I think it is going to be a great fit

Last night’s dinner was a creamy and delicious avocado pudding

avocado, cucumber, parsley, lemon, sunflower lecithin, stevia, hemp seeds, cacao nibs

Delicious! Love it!

Gary’s dinner I made him a pasta dish.

Sprouted pasta, artichokes, onion, and pistachio pesto.

This post just makes me get tired again and hungry

Time to get back to work…

Till next time,

Lori

Pure2Raw Twin